Review of Contact (1997) by Jens S — 16 Sep 2011
While the film starts out really slow, taking its time to introduce its main character, her dreams and motivations, it soon picks up pace once the signals from outer space arrive. The struggle with the government, religious fanatics and the race for the spot to travel to the unknown civilization are getting more and more exciting by the minute, though.
The film does raise interesting questions about how mankind would react to such news and what religious dimensions that would entail. The acting is top notch too, of course. While the rather philosophical ending that leaves a bit of space for interpretation may not be to everyone's liking, it is still a brave solution to such a film and yet leaves the audience very satisfied with the result.
This review of Contact (1997) was written by Jens S on 16 Sep 2011.
Contact has generally received positive reviews.
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